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in the United States?
1) The War in Iraq starts in January of 2002, and is still going on, in September 2008.
2) Terrorists attack the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and a plane attempts to attack the White House in September of 2001
3) Hurricane Katrina strikes the southern United States, destroying New Orleans, and devastating many other gulf coast cities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States
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in the world?
1) An Earthquake in Japan on January 17th, 1995 wrecks buildings kills many buildings.
2) A Gunman open fires on kindergarten class killing 16 kindergarteners in Scotland on March 13th, 1996.
3) The Peruvian army rescues 71 hostages in Japan on April 22, 1997.
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http://www.cnn.com/resources/video.almanac/1995/
http://www.cnn.com/resources/video.almanac/1996/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/resources/video.almanac/1997/index.html



in popular culture?
1) Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorce in 1996.
2) Heath Ledger dies at 28 on January 22, 2008.
3) "Brokeback Mountain" is deemed "The next 'Titanic'" in 2005.
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http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1996.html
http://www.popculturebuzz.com/2008s-star-trek-xi-casting-has-begun/

in technology?
1) The first Apple iPod is launched on October 23, 2001.
2) The Nintendo Wii is released on November 19th, 2006.
3) The MacBook Air is released as the world's thinnest notebook computer on January 29th, 2008.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Air
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in fashion?
1) Big, pouffy hair went out of style in the '90's and was replaced by straight hair with bangs for women, and bowl cuts for boys.
2) In the early '00's the peasant skirt (tiered skirt) was quite popular among women.
3) White jeans were extremely popular in the late '90's.
http://fashion.about.com/od/springsummer05/Fashion_Trends_for_SpringSummer_05.htm
http://www.apparelsearch.com/Definitions/Fashion/1990_Fashion_History.htm
http://fashion.about.com/od/trends99/Trends_for_1999.htm
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in sports?
1) The Green Bay Packers win Superbowl XXXI against the Patriots in 1996.
2) NASCAR celebrates 50 years of racing in 1998.
3) The New York Yankees win the World Series in 2000.
http://wikihttp:wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_did_the_Green_Bay_Packers_beat_in_their_Super_Bowl_wins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_in_sports
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_World_Series
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